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Brighton 1 Wolves 1

A crowd of just over 27000 witnessed a lacklustre match in which the draw was probably the fair result. Chris  Hughton rang the changes after a sterile performance at Reading in midweek with 5 new players.  The Seagulls looked liked they should have a goal when Teixeira’s shot was parried [...]

March 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

Fiorentina file

Fiorentina are committed on three fronts: the serie a, the Coppa and the Europa League. Montella our manager has to juggle his resources and prioritise his targets. On Monday we crashed – the Italian word is ‘ crolla’ -to Lazio 4-0 which all but ended any hopes of a top three [...]

March 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

Blows to the head

Yesterday I joined a lunch at which an eminent research scientist raised the topic of the long-term effects of repeated blows to the head in sport. This move produced a fascinating fifteen minute discussion around our table. I have a passing interest in this field. A generation or more ago, as a [...]

March 12, 2015 // 0 Comments

Taking plusses where you can

Scots north and south of the border are steeling themselves for the forthcoming Calcutta Cup match next Saturday, a annual clash that brings us the hope of triumph but also the expectation of something slightly less palatable that will leave us with the pain and resentment of ’small nation [...]

March 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

The golfing weekend

The three tourneys – the World Championship Cadilac at the Donald Trump Doral course, The Africa Open and the Puerto Rico Open – were won by Trevor Fisher Junior, Dustin Johnson and Alex Cejka respectively. Steve Palmer did  not pick any of these but he did recommend the young [...]

March 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

Rating UK sport

Which country has 3 sportsmen in their twenties who are at the apex of  their sport? Did you guess the correct answer: the UK – Chris Froome, Rory McIlroy and Andy Murray. Add to these Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Cavendish, Lewis Hamilton, Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah , our jockeys and the [...]

March 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

“Are we heading for oblivion?” and “I watched a horror movie …” were two of the messages I received after the Bournemouth debacle. Let me say straightaway that the Cherries were extremely good just as the last two teams to put five past us – Derby and Watford [...]

March 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

Plus ça change …

  Yesterday to the Stoop with great expectations. Yes, Quins were in a trough of a run results-wise and in the back of one’s mind one feared the worst – especially since we were playing local [well local in the sense they now play out of Reading’s Madejski Stadium] arch-rivals London [...]

March 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

The problem with Danny Boy

The Sale fly half Danny Cipriani, now aged 27, has long been a ‘Marmite’ character – one of those people whom you either love or hate. I first saw him play at international age group level (captaining the England Under 19 team) for England at the age of 18 in a Six Nations game at the Stoop. [...]

March 6, 2015 // 0 Comments

Brighton 2 Derby 0

After 5 successive defeats to Derby, including two in the play-offs last season, the Seagulls reversed the trend with a somewhat fortunate victory. The Rams dominated possession and had many more chances but we took ours whilst David Stockdale made two crucial saves to keep us in the game. Before [...]

March 4, 2015 // 0 Comments

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